Appendix table 2 Survey establishment response
Private State and
Establishments Civilian industry local
government
Total in sampling frame(1)............................................ 992,098 962,072 30,025
Total in sample....................................................... 6,929 6,104 825
Responding........................................................ 4,373 3,631 742
Refused or unable to provide data................................. 1,485 1,413 72
Out of business or not in survey scope............................ 1,071 1,060 11
1 The list of establishments from which the survey sample was selected (sampling frame) was developed from State
unemployment insurance reports and is based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For
private industry, an establishment is usually a single physical location. For State and local government, an
establishment is defined as all locations of a government entity.
NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.